3 s6 ] S6 N+ J/ DM:Wow, look at them! It's only five minutes into the game and they are already pushing and shoving.. m3 Q7 F! U7 I/ o% r5 e
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M:Yeah, they really need to keep cool out there.( O! L* |& e# n* h# k
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L: Michael, 这是冰球,在冰上打球,当时是冷的咯,你在说什么呀? * @; e( A% ~3 }! p+ a! l8 I) O, {
M:Li Hua, that's not what I meant. Keep cool means to calm down。Keep, means to hold and cool, meaning cold. ) A# |3 F+ w/ s. a/ q" k9 m1 X2 |5 G) n 3 [+ u& `9 r+ oL: 噢,keep cool就是要冷静一点, 你是说这些球员不要火气那么大,需要保持冷静。对,他们要是老打架,最好的球员就会被禁止打球的。; c4 k/ i9 g0 \) v7 A
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M:Yeah. Another example, remember last week when you got into an argument with the professor over your mid-term grade? 0 b- [3 ?% I! J9 R % _& s* G$ _9 e# F0 A- @# ^L:我才不会忘记上星期的事呐。那个教授给我期中考试打那么低的分数,我当然要跟他争嘛。0 Z$ Y7 S1 Y' b, k$ i3 W
- S9 r6 x) C0 b. C; `* JM:Right now Li Hua, you need to keep cool. . K0 r' d, a9 `: i5 n4 \' R0 U2 `* t% _5 b) r- ]
L:是,一说起这件事,我就会生气。得了,得了,不谈这个了吧!; L5 o1 i$ N' L
% \4 F3 A8 f' m; ^# Z' }M:I can't believe how poorly they are playing. 4 T$ y" o0 W! e7 \( @ & N5 G0 Z5 j% T+ XL:你说他们打得不好呀?说实话,我根本看不懂。我只知道当地的球队输了三分,这就输了很多啦! ' u% M* s$ f) u; \) o v: y+ Y# b* }! g P# p# X% L
M:Yeah, they have really managed to screw up this game. 3 Y6 [$ j5 K: D6 F4 @# K / a- C2 D5 c1 y% mL:"Screw up"? 我不懂,这是什么意思? $ k1 v3 o9 E' u4 I& ~ 2 I* Y# Y( e) |2 ^6 xM:"Screw up" means not to play well. The home team is certainly messing up. 6 Y) r+ B5 U" t& \5 }+ M1 q. [2 m( {. w5 X) z1 d
L:噢,"Screw up" 就是打得不好。 0 S& I7 ~; `8 H9 v, \3 E$ F" O$ w( |/ u& k" [) P
M:"Screw up," it means to mess up.3 X" Y% o6 ]9 j( F1 L- R/ x
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M:No, it can be used to describe a lot of things. For example, I screw up on tests all the time. 5 Y5 t: Z/ r4 |* Y2 ? 5 G" L& l9 P+ ^& nL:噢,你考试老考糟也能用screw up来表示呀!这么说,"screw up" 可以用的范围很广。 要是说一个人工作没有做好呢?! r) z& J7 J% y% ?' D5 b% O
& a: h8 z4 C& A+ QM:He screwed up at work.( V4 a2 i: E* h5 O# {
$ U* g9 h3 b6 {2 R' f1 EL:你老是和别人的关系搞不好,也能说是screw up吧? 3 F' _! m, D- { " x; g/ J) m8 J$ XM:Yes, that's why I don't date anymore. Because I screw up all the time., u. E. I, D% m# v
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L:原来是因为老跟别人搞不好关系,所以你就不交女朋友了。 Michael,你也别跟自己太过不去了。# w5 Y! |# m2 V7 L; ~! T+ v
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M:I do screw up a lot; I make mistakes all the time. 4 d) M: u' T# d5 o ' g, w+ }: l) t, [6 \L:我们都犯错误的,谁能不犯错误啊!我来给你介绍个女朋友吧!- Z1 @3 s. u+ Z+ X- E/ n# J
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L:Michael, 尽管他们screw up,我们还是要keep cool! 也许还有希望扭转局势。' q' V3 K; U- [& K